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Dr. Stephen Merola, MD

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy), hernia surgery, anti-reflux surgery, and more.

56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 445-0220

Dr. Stephen Merola, MD is a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Stephen Merola, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and NEW YORK QUEENS MEDICINE AND SURGERY, P.C..

Office Locations

56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355

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Organization:newyork-presbyterian Medical Group Queens - Fresh Mead... 186-03 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

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Some issues Dr. Stephen Merola, MD can help you with:

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	30
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	50
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	26
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	50
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	29
Hispanic	21
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	37
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	50
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	160
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
open surgery	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	32
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	13
Hispanic	26
Asian	17
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	40
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	129
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	29
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	23
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	13
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	114
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	15
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	13
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	114
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	12
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	14
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Flushing, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	118
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	93
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	25
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen Merola, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen Merola, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1995. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen Merola, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

Weill Cornell Medicine

NEW YORK QUEENS MEDICINE AND SURGERY, P.C.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen Merola, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$178 Da Vinci Surgical System $178
Baxter Healthcare	$15 TISSEEL $15
Davol Inc.	$14 SURGICAL $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$156
Food and Beverage	$52

Biography

Dr. Stephen Merola specializes in general surgery and bariatric surgery. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Merola's areas of expertise consist of minimally invasive surgery, anti-reflux surgery, and gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy). He is professionally affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. Weill Cornell Medicine reports that Dr. Merola is accepting new patients at his office in Flushing, NY.